Steering fixed over the Bank Holiday weekend - car's been tramlining badly for a while, and last time I took it to have the tracking set, they informed me the inner track rod ball joints where knackered

Bought 2 new ones from Ebay for about £20 each, along with a rack gaiter kit for about £20, and replaced them myself - really easy job

Jack up car, place on axle stands, rip off old gaiters, disconnect track rod end, put large wrench on inner ball joint and unscrew

Assembly a reverse, with a dab of locktite on the inner track rod screw thread to prevent it working loose

Car taken over to SelectaTyre for 4 new AVON ZZ5 245/40R18Y 97Y - £135 each, but considerably cheaper than the recommended Pirelli or Continentals - and a lot quiter than the PZeros which were on the front

S-Type failed it's MOT due to worn front bottom wishbones. Had the front halves replaced as the ball joints each end had worn out. Front wheels were moving back a couple of inches on braking. Now all fixed, and a horrible knocking noise has disappeared. Like driving a new car, wonderful. Work completed quickly and reasonably by David Marks at Welford, Nottingham.

Car leaking water quite badly, seems to be coming from the thermostat housing. Took it to Nationwide Autos for a new plastic housing. Not lost any water since - though it's taken months for the smell of antifreeze to disappear